MEDI-TRACE CADENCE ADULT MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT HAD BEDSIDE TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AND WAS CARDIOVERTED TWICE USING 300 J AND 360J VIA AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PADS. POST-PROCEDURE BURNING SMELL NOTED. SKIN PREP DID NOT INCLUDE HAIR REMOVAL IN AREA OF PAD PLACEMENT. UPON REMOVAL OF PADS, THERE WAS REDDENED DISCOLORATION PRESENT. PROVIDER LATER NOTED 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON TRUNK AND BACK.